Chapter 16: The Dream Falls
According to the scenes and order that appeared in the dream, Ifu gave code names to the women she had "played".
The dead "Moon Sleeping Flower", the "Mobius" who tries to escape from the mysterious sound, the "Angel" who kneels on the ground, the "Tear" who chants a spell to evoke the eye of the stone steps, the "Indifference" who watches from the sidelines, and the "Remorse" who finally tries to destroy the Moon Sleep Flower.
I don't know if there are any overlapping identities on it, she shook her head, speaking of which, she didn't even know the background and era of the dream, but she was sure that it was the historical story about the Tin Throne that she had thought before she fell asleep.
"Huh?"
As she walked, she found herself at the entrance to the Great Kelvia Forest, where there was a worn wooden sign, and a desk that had been empty for a long time.
It seems that in the past, the Great Forest of Kevia also had a tourism-related business, but for some reason, it is no longer being done.
"Ah, please, please wait a minute!"
As she was about to enter the forest, there was a sudden call behind her, and she looked around and knew that it was her.
She turned to look at the teenager who was trotting over, looking like a delivery man.
"What's the matter?" she asked.
"Are you going to enter the Great Kelvia Forest?" asked the young man, who was out of breath, but in order to remain polite, he tried to keep his words as fluent as possible.
Yifu nodded and gave him an affirmative answer: "Yes." ”
"If that's the case, then, I have a reluctant request—" The boy lowered his hat with an embarrassed look of pleading, and then he took out something wrapped in oiled paper from his small basket.
"This morning, the boss temporarily added an urgent order for me, but this guest's order is also very important, but if I go to deliver the goods, the urgent order will not be able to catch up... So... Could you please do me a favor and deliver it to Rinche's house in the village of Tirtalou in the Great Forest?, don't worry, I'll pay for it!"
"Yes, but it's my first time here, so I'm not familiar with the road. The helpful Ifu expressed his difficulties.
"If that's the case, then it's okay!" Hearing that she was willing to help him, the boy immediately spoke: "Follow the road at the entrance, and when you reach the end, you can climb over the wall, and then you can find the village of Tirtalou if you look around a little! Sometimes you can see the villagers who come out to play, and it is not difficult to find." ”
"Okay, I see, you give me something. ”
The boy took out a few copper coins from his pocket and handed them to Ifu along with the item.
"Thank you very much, then I'll go first," said the boy, bowing to her, and trotting away again.
The oil paper in your hand is still warm, and if you hold it in your hand, you can smell the sweet, baked honey smell coming from it, presumably it contains bread or something.
Walking along the road from the entrance, the two rows of trees were like the many forests she had walked through, but what she always missed, and which she would have long-cherished, was the time when she walked with Voperion, Canary, and Arun.
At that time, the light was as soft as it is now, but what was engraved in the memory was always automatically processed into something more dazzling.
Thinking so, she stopped and looked up, wanting to see the light through the shade of the trees.
"Huh?"
Immediately after, Ifu let out a puzzled voice.
She hadn't been there for long, and she was pretty sure she had come when the sun had just risen.
So why is the sky now, will be... The state of the night?
Thump.
Memories are magnified, and there is a figure that seems to overlap her.
It was the "Moon Sleeping Flower" in the dream, could it be that the place where she was back then was the Kevia Forest?
She recalled the scene when she had met the boy just now, and she remembered very well that at that time, she could see that Keviane also had a clear blue sky.
After a little further on, she saw the end of the road that the boy had spoken of—a tree trunk that had collapsed so great that it could almost reach a high wall, surrounded by dense woods, and there seemed to be no other way.
But that didn't bother her, and it was easy for her to climb over a wall.
She jumped on the trunk of the tree, and she half-crouched on it, holding the trunk with one hand, and after confirming her balance, she raised her eyes to look at the scene in front of her.
Looking at the scene in front of him, Ifu couldn't help but think that this was a sinking world like Uko.
But unlike Uko, the sinking here was not so severe, but only the height of a long slope, and she jumped from the trunk of the tree and descended the steps that were already somewhat smoothed.
Walking down the steps, there is a wooden plaque, which is a little old, but the handwriting on it is still very new.
"The dream falls. ”
It reads like this.
Ifu jotted down the words, which might have helped her dream.
After reading the wooden sign, she didn't stay too long and continued to move forward.
The road is more complicated than before, the trees here are no longer so dense and compact, but these gaps divide the road into many lines, making it difficult for those who have no plan and are not familiar with it to determine where to lead for a while, which only adds a lot of trouble.
But this is also the wisdom of Tirtalu Village, where magic is applied, and when entering, the magic will automatically recognize the general purpose of the person, and if it detects that the person has evil thoughts, then the magic will take effect twice, and the person's path will become psychedelic, and there is a high probability that they will be trapped in it, and it will be difficult to find a way out for a long time, and it is also because of this, the Kevia Forest, which was previously used as an attraction, has also been withdrawn from the related play business, because after not being able to play deeply, all you can see is the rows of trees outside.
Compared with other famous tourist forests, Kevia is much worse in terms of distance, scenery, and playable items, so over time, it has become a paradise away from the hustle and bustle.
Instinctively, Ifu entered a random one, where the species of trees were not uniform, but diverse, and she sometimes had to lean over the branches that were low and low in pressure after taking a few steps.
Although there are many types of trees, they are not cluttered, but rather have a wonderful scene.
As she walked, she heard the sounds of children playing and some adults talking from a short distance, and she followed the direction of the sound, brushing aside the leaves that obscured her vision, and stepping over the roots of the trees that tried to trip her to the ground.